Like many of the latest innovations that hit the local bus and coach market, the emerging partnership between local bus bodybuilder Volgren and global OEM Yutong followed an international union. When the Brazilian bus manufacturer Marcopolo Group, who owns Volgren, entered into a pairing with international heavyweight Yutong, many in the sector were eagerly awaiting the fruits of this duo.
Now, the Australian industry is seeing the result of it in the form of Yutong’s E12 battery electric chassis with Volgren’s popular Optimus bus body on top. In the aftermath of this year’s National Bus and Coach Show in Brisbane, ABC bus reviewer Paul Aldridge got to spend a few days with the exciting new model.
To read more, pick up a copy of the ABC November magazine.
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